2418 William Thomas SKEEHAN

Date of enlistment	9^th July 1915
Rank at enlistment	Private
Company	Transferred to 2^nd Pioneer Battalion
Significant events while with the AIF	Hospitalised sick on seven occasions District Court Martial with detention

Summary of Private Skeehan’s WW1 service record, located in the National Archives of Australia. Full details are available online, NAA Series B2455

Date	Location	Event
15^th May 1919	England	Return to Australia on Yperinga
23^rd April 1919	England	Discharged from hospital to Parkhouse
10^th March 1919	England	Admitted 1^st ADH Bulford
12^th February 1919	France	Marched out to England from AIBD
26^th April 1918	France	Re-joined Unit
5^th April 1918	France	Absent without leave one day. Award 14 days close confinement and forfeiture of 2 days pay
1^st April 1918	France	Marched in to AIBD le Havre
31^st March 1918	England	Proceeded overseas to France via Southampton
19^th March 1918	England	Absent without Leave at Sutton Veny from 4^th March until apprehended by the Military Police on 19^th March. Award 13 days FP#2 and forfeiture of 28 days pay
20^th February 1918	England	Discharged from Lewes Detention Centre to Pioneer Training Battalion
2^nd February 1918	England	Marched out to Lewes Detention Barracks
22^nd January 1918	England	District Court Martial: Absent without leave at Sutton Veny from 23^rd December 1917 until apprehended at London 8^th January 1918. Award – detention for 35 days and forfeiture of 65 days pay
24^th November 1917	England	Absent without leave – forfeiture of 19 days pay
21^st October 1917	England	Absent without leave – forfeiture of 28 days pay
5^th October 1917	England	Absent without leave, Fovant. Award 7 days FP#2
6^th August 1917	England	Absent without leave 1 day. Award 7 days FP#2
23^rd August 1917	England	Marched in to Training Battalion
14^th July 1917	England	To 1^st ADH hospital sick
22^nd June 1917	England	Absent without Leave from 22^nd June to 10^th July. Award 19 days detention and forfeiture of 47 days pay
2^nd February 1917	England	Absent without Leave 2^nd February until apprehended 22^nd February. Award 21 days detention and forfeiture of 52 days pay
10^th January 1917	England	Marched in to Pioneer Training Battalion Larkhill
28^th November 1916	England	Admitted 1^st ADH Military Hospital Bulford – sick
15^th November 1916	England	Marched in to No.1 Command Depot Perham Down
12^th July 1916	England	Transferred to Epsom Military Hospital
26^th June 1916	England	Admitted to 1^st Auxiliary Hospital Harefield
19^th June 1916	England	Admitted to No.3 London General Hospital
18^th June 1916	France	Embarked for England on HS Aberdonian
29^th May 1916	France	Admitted to No.26 General Hospital – influenza
7^th May 1916	France	Discharged from hospital to No.8 Camp
31^st March 1916	France	Admitted to Le Havre hospital sick
26^th March 1916	France	Disembarked Marseille
19^th March 1916	Egypt	Proceeded to join British Expeditionary Force from Alexandria on the Llandovery Castle
11^th March 1916	Egypt	Transferred to 2^nd Pioneer Battalion
8^th February 1916	Egypt	Admitted to 3^rd Auxiliary Hospital Cairo – fits (mild)
8^th January 1916	Egypt	Taken on Strength, Tel-el-Kabir
17^th December 1915	Egypt	Discharged from hospital
3^rd December 1915	Egypt	To Cairo Hospital – sick
25^th October 1915	Egypt	Disembarked Alexandria
29^th September 1915	Australia	Departed Melbourne on RMS Osterley
3^rd August 1915	Australia	Assigned to 5^th Reinforcements 22^nd Battalion
19^th July 1915	Australia	Marched into Broadmeadows depot